Co-Authors
World Encyclopedia of Plant Bacterial Diseases
Anne M. Alvarez (left) and Eva I. Hecht-Poinar (right)
Milton N. Schroth
Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Berkeley
Professor Schroth assembled an extraordinary collection of data and images documenting the world's most important bacterial plant diseases. His decades of research at UC Berkeley — including over 300 publications and five patents — formed the foundation of this encyclopedia.
Anne M. Alvarez
Professor, University of Hawaii
Professor Alvarez has specialized in detecting and managing bacterial diseases affecting tropical and subtropical plants. Her expertise encompasses bacterial ecology, phylogeny, and molecular genetics. She has worked extensively on diagnostics and control strategies for bacterial pathogens in vegetables and fruits, pioneering rapid immunodiagnostic tests and monoclonal antibodies for tracing bacterial populations. She also helped develop loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technology for sensitive DNA-based pathogen detection.
Eva I. Hecht-Poinar
Department of Plant Pathology, UC Berkeley
Eva Hecht-Poinar served as technical advisor and essential project coordinator. Her responsibilities included obtaining copyright permissions for database images and verifying the accuracy of scientific and common plant nomenclature. Her versatility and attention to detail were integral to the project's success.